thou hast brought me very low thou hast struck me down utterly: the same verb as in Judges 5:27 (he bowed).

thou art one of them that trouble me The first pron. is emphatic; -thou, my beloved, dost appear in the character of my worst enemy." For the Hebr. idiom (beth essentiae) see Psalms 54:4 [Hebrews 6], Psalms 118:7. Troubleis a feeble equivalent for the strong word in the original, which occurs only under circumstances which arouse unusual passion; see Genesis 34:30; Joshua 7:25-26; 1 Samuel 14:29; 1 Kings 18:17-18. The Versions give a free paraphrase of the two words bowed down, trouble me(kara-, -akar), but do not necessarily presuppose a different text.

I have opened my mouth lit. opened wide, Judges 11:36, of a solemn utterance; cf. Psalms 66:13-14.

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